If you clean them, do so cautiously and carefully. What ever you do, DON'T SHARPEN THEM. They look original, and I think they might've been issued...
What are the options for mounting this platter on the wall? As I said, I'm not pleased with the wire and spring contraptions commonly available. I...
Well, I'll be! Thank you!!! I'll see if I can track down William Mason, and through that, and the information you've found, I might be able to...
Among the many things I've inherited is this platter. It currently lives on our dresser but for its protection, we'd like to display it on the...
Just for the fun of it, I flipped it laterally. I see a pair of hands holding a ribbon or cord, and the letters M. G. Beyond that, from the...
I can't say if it's Stickley or not, but I looked closely at the side view, and it does appear that the angle of the back is adjustable.
Not planning on it, but if the one on ebay sells, for that price, I might be tempted... That just seems totally unrealistic, or extremely hopeful,...
Asking $4,795!!! I found it by doing a google search for "Gustave Stickley #721 Chestnut drop front desk". I didn't realize that ebay links no...
There is a book, "British Campaign Furniture: Elegance Under Canvas, 1740-1914" by Nichola Brewer, published in 2001. I long for a copy, but it's...
Just for the fun of it, I've been looking at some of my old posts, and enjoying reading the wonderful comments. I followed the rabbit down this...
A friend of mine had a saki cup that was probably made during the occupation. It said "Made in Frolida".
Most "antique malls" around here are overloaded with stuff that looks like it came from a hoarder's house cleanout. A lot of junk that sits on the...
I don't think it's a cutter of any sort, or a batter mold. Instead, I think its a pattern for dusting powdered sugar or such on top of cakes...
I've seen similar chairs, both rockers and armchairs, but it seems to me that the newer ones don't quite have the same lines as these. I THINK...
These are family pieces, but I don't have any idea of the age. I recently had the seat of the rocker repaired, and the upholsterer said he found...
If there's a mark, I can't find it!
Actually, she was my great-grandmother. Augusta Sharpe Jordan, March, 1876 - Jan. 1959. [ATTACH] Her wedding photo, approximately 1895....
This was her home in Birmingham. As I mentioned, she died before I was born, and the house was sold. I've seen the outside, but never the...
I wish I could've seen it, too. She passed away before I was born. I've got photos of her, though, and she was a looker, too!
I was very careful about how I used the Brasso, and these photos are after I finished. No plans to do anything further.
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